verb
- to strip of natural qualities or characteristics; to make unnatural
- to deprive (a person) of citizenship or national rights
Usage: chiefly British spelling; American English typically uses 'denaturalize'
Usage: chiefly British spelling; American English typically uses 'denaturalize'
Examples
- The industrial process denaturalises the raw materials into synthetic compounds.
- Excessive processing can denaturalise food, removing essential nutrients.
- The government voted to denaturalise citizens who had committed treason.
- Modern technology sometimes denaturalises human interaction.
- Chemical treatment denaturalises the protein structure.
- The policy aimed to denaturalise immigrants who failed security checks.